One of the great transformations brought about by the technological revolution has been access to more information, initiating the so-called “knowledge society”. The regrettable thing about this phenomenon is that much of society has not evolved with this progress; on the contrary, it has suffered a significant deterioration of its mental processes.
Being in the age of information and knowledge is not knowing how to use a computer or a smartphone, when there is no intelligence that handles these devices, it is the devices that end up directing the intelligence of humans, unfortunately this is what has happened to many people.
- Most seriously.
- Since there is more information at hand now.
- Many come to believe that they are better informed.
- Or think that.
- To understand a topic.
- It is enough to look at it on the Internet and repeat what they found.
- In fact.
- There are also those where truthfulness doesn’t matter.
“The real genius lies in the ability to evaluate uncertain, random and contradictory information. “Winston Churchill.
The Internet is not only a network of information and communication, but it has become a true culture, it is full of irrelevant information constantly bombarded by users, the volume of data is so high that differentiating or selecting it seems an impossible task. as a result, many accept them as they happen.
Virtually any barbarism can be backed by information obtained on the Internet. If you search for “The Devil Exists,” you’ll find at least 15,000 results that “Confirm?”Quote this hypothesis. There are investigations, testimonies or evidence for everything, even if it is not valid.
For all these reasons, what has happened is that, little by little, the Internet has become a space of distraction, without information. The information, in turn, no longer has that real filter that existed before. There is more information now, but the worrying thing is that much of this information lacks veracity and is only designed to distract.
The information is made up of data and is the basis from which we can build a good knowledge, however, when there is more information of lower quality, this process is truncated or distorted, the tasteless data lead to a knowledge of bad taste and, for obvious reasons, to an awareness of bad taste. This is exactly what has happened to large segments of society.
For this reason, conscious and ethical wisdom, based on relevant knowledge and information, is increasingly scarce in today’s world, wisdom is not built when there is more information, but when it sits down it leads to deep knowledge and allows understanding. the essence of things.
What is happening today is a superficial approach to different realities, the mind travels fast and with little critical sense, we get used to doing ten things at once, we forget what we learned and we let others analyze for us, organizing, for example, our scale of values.
From all the above, it is possible to say that there is more information today, but in a way we are less intelligent, in a way this is due to the attitude that nourishes the virtual world, patience has become an exotic virtue, to think and to elucide you have to have patience and time. No knowledge developed instantly can lead us to wisdom.
Sages focus their gaze on riddles and do not look for their answer on Wikipedia, but on observation, analysis and reflection. Most people don’t try to delve into the mazes of great mysteries and great questions, but they do want to find the recipe. , the magic formula, the numbered list or the specific data.
Developing a true awareness of ourselves and the world is no longer important to many. They’re busy all the time, even when they sleep. They don’t need to think, but to say and act, even if what they say and what they do. it doesn’t matter anymore, just a way to waste time, to spend your life.